Am Donnerstag, 23. November 2017 15:59:11 UTC+1 schrieb Jill McQuown:
> On 11/22/2017 5:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
> >>
> >> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
> >> Happy belated!
> >>
> >
> >
> > We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
> >
> >
> It makes sense because that's when the harvest happens way up North.
>
> Down here, my azaleas are blooming again:
>
> https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg
>
> President Lincoln declared US Thanksgiving to be the fourth Thursday in
> November. Maybe some historian can explain why *Thursday*. It seems
> like an odd day to choose. I'm pretty sure in 1863 people weren't
> thinking about a long holiday weekend. (laugh)
>
> Jill

Maybe because of the "Th"?
Declared nowadays, it would be Tuesday because of the "Tu" in
"Turkey-day"... ;-)

Have a good time!

Bye, Sanne.